WE IN SPORTS ILLUSTRATED BABYYY!!!!! Are you freaking kidding me?!?!? What an incredible honor. Thank you to SportsIllustrated and EmpowerONYX for sharing my stories and amplifying the stories of black female athletes. si.com/olympics/2021/…

After 8 months of work, countless volunteer hours, thousands of survey responses and more, I'm so pleased that "Defunding the Police - Defining The Way Forward for HRM" has been released! You can read the report here: drive.google.com/file/d/1vbWhAu…

Wow. Anna Maria Tremonti is a powerhouse. To hear that she is a survivor of IPV is devastating. May her courage to share her own story bring attention and action to end this widespread issue. I look forward to listening to the whole podcast. CW in trailer below.

It may be uncomfortable but we all need to talk openly with loved ones about our wishes & goals of care in the event of a critical illness. The weight on a substitute decision-maker during difficult moments can be a bit less heavy when they can draw upon prior discussions.

On January 26th at 6PM Law Students for Decriminalization & Harm Reduction and Canadian SSDP - Vancouver chapter are co-hosting an online panel focused on drug decriminalization: Register here: https:/forms.gle/7RRTaaTFCxp3GukA8 #DrugDecrimCanada #drugpolicy

When I entered tx, I was told I was an “addict & narcissist” and “prescribed” 90mtgs in 90 days. What I really needed was love, socialization, mental health counseling, primary care, sleep study, a dentist and a career . It took years to realize that.

My aunty in MTL is in ICU w covid. She is unvaccinated because her experiences of institutional racism in Canada’s health care system (& elsewhere) was exploited by far right conspiracy spreading scum making her incredibly fearful of the vaccine. What I dreaded has come true 🧵

I don't know who needs to hear this but its okay to invite racialized folks to share their expertise about topics other than Anti-Racism and EDI

An incredible effort on the part of some brilliant minds with intensive community consultation has generated concrete calls to action. Worth reading! #defundthepolice instagram.com/eastcoastpriso…

We have a new preprint describing our emergency safe supply & managed alcohol program in COVID-19 isolation hotel shelters, incl. outcomes & dosage information for Spring 2021 wave w/ MB Dan Lewer Mike Gniewek MOSH Halifax & large team! medrxiv.org/content/10.110… 1/

Thresholds and Necessity Trafficking / Seuils et trafic de nécessité : #StimulusConnect 16 Speaker Garth Mullins January 20 10am Pacific | 11am Mountain | noon Central | 1pm Eastern | 2pm Atlantic | 2:30pm Newfoundland & Labrador #DrugDecrimCanada Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs 🧵

THANK YOU to our resident doctors who have volunteered to be redeployed to help us on our COVID inpatient units, intermediate care units and ICUs Dalhousie University Nova Scotia Gov. Nova Scotia Health

Dr. Christy Bussey Christy Bussey - words can’t express my admiration. Information Morning - NS with Portia Clark: What's it really like in a Nova Scotia COVID ward right now? cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

Proven in Portugal: lower rates of overdose, addiction & a blow to organized crime. This is really important

WATCH: Nova Scotia physician Tommy Brothers leads study that aims to improve hospital polices so that patients with addictions have access to evidence-based harm reduction measures during their stay.

Incredibly useful resource on abortion care in Canada! Thanks, @MarthPaynter!